Beta

Math This week in math the Betas were introduced to multiplication! We learned that it’s repeated addition and can be represented by arrays. By the end of the week, the Betas were ready to hunt for arrays posted around the room and turn them into multiplication number sentences. To solve the trickier problems, we brought out our manipulatives and built our own arrays to help us skip count. ELA In phonics this week we met the diphthong /oo/. We learned that it can have two sounds, as in “cook” and “toon.” Our sight words were: good, room and school. Our […]

Math This week in math we dove into Graphs & Data! We made a t-chart, several tally charts and bar graphs and we learned about surveys. We surveyed each other on afterschool activities and then each Beta got to create their own survey question to explore. The creativity of these kids is astounding. ELA In phonics this week we met the diphthong /oy/. The spelling patterns for /oy/ are: oi (coin), and oy (toy). Our sight words were: great and means. Our vocabulary words were loyal, hoist, spoil and voyage. All three book clubs have started new novels! We’re reading

Math This week in math we completed our money unit by playing lots of games and taking our post assessment! Next up is Graphs & Data. ELA In phonics this week we met the diphthong /aw/. Diphthongs are special types of sounds that glide from one vowel sound to another. The spelling patterns for /aw/ are: au (taut), and aw (paw). Our sight words were: think, thought and through. Another book club has finished their novel! TWO clubs will be starting new books on Monday!! Stay tuned… Theme Our insect fictional final drafts are almost complete! All we need to

Math This week in math we were introduced to the half dollar. We also did a lot of counting of mixed coins and played a lot of games along the way. Next week we’ll wrap up our Money & Financial Literacy unit! ELA In phonics this week, we met the diphthong /ow/. Diphthongs are special types of sounds that glide from one vowel sound to another. The spelling patterns for /ow/ are: ou (cloud), and ow (howl). We had no sight words this week :) Another book club finished their novel – the Eerie Elementary group will be starting a new chapter

Math This week in math we reviewed quarters, learned a new version of the Macarena (“25, 50, 75, $1”) and did a lot of counting of mixed coins. These Betas are doing a fantastic job with this complicated task. We also held a couple of discussions about wants vs needs and saving vs spending. ELA In phonics this week, we continued our study of Bossy R, focusing on how it affects the vowel u! The spelling patterns we learned this week were: ur, ur_e, and ure. They all say /er/ but ure can also sometimes say /yer/, as in “cure”